In The Kingdom of God Is a Party, evangelist Tony Campolo described the Christian life as a joyful celebration. Jesus compared the kingdom of God
Construction by Mennonite Disaster Service’s Texas unit of a new building for a Mennonite church plant in Lamesa, Texas, has been delayed after deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in late August impacted volunteers in the Old Colony Mennonite community.
Meserete Kristos Church in Ethiopia, the largest member of Mennonite World Conference, announced its withdrawal from the global body in early September to distance itself from a handful of MWC member churches that accept same-sex relationships.
Fun facts: Each individual strand of silk on an ear of corn is attached to a single kernel on the cob. Black beans are actually a really deep dark purple.
Isdalia Ortega, a Mennonite Brethren leader in Cali, Colombia, was having her morning coffee at 7:34 a.m. Aug. 10 when everything started shaking.
Journalist Rozina Ali argues that there has been little reckoning with the War on Terror and the lasting effects of post- 9/11 surveillance policies targeting American Muslims, in “Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America.”
Patrocinio Garvizu Salazar passed away on August 30, 2026 at the age of 60. He worked for the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in Bolivia for more than 30 years. During that time, he met and supported many people, offering guidance and sharing his knowledge of agriculture and plants.
Former Christian Aid Ministries worker Jeriah Mast of Millersburg, Ohio, pleaded guilty Sept. 8 in federal court in Cleveland to charges that he sexually abused two boys in Haiti while he oversaw a school program for CAM.
